Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however . |
| 2 | His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy . |
| 3 | For a moment he thought there was a double meaning in her words , but he dismissed the thought when he recognised it was one of her usual openings to draw him into conversation . |
| 4 | The powerful running of the big front man had been a constant threat to Andover all afternoon and they just had no answer as he finally surged through shrugging off vain attempts to check him before delivering the perfect finish . |
| 5 | How had he managed to confirm his own legitimacy , reduce the legitimacy of Vichy , resist Allied attempts to marginalize him , and gain the recognition of the resistance movements ? |
| 6 | The soft lines of the sweatshirt that moulded the broad shoulders gave him an air of easy , masculine power , and the blue almost exactly matched the blue of his eyes . |
| 7 | Her hazel eyes flayed him . |
| 8 | A year ago Nicky , Rob 's girlfriend of about eight months convinced him to go back to the ice pack that nearly killed him . |
| 9 | She told herself off for not being attentive enough , for not finding the right words to encourage him to go on . |
| 10 | A white dog with torn ears followed him into the room . |
| 11 | Harold Wilson probably underwent the most disagreeable experience of any Prime Minister in that it was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him on any grounds other than political . |
| 12 | From its foundation in 1855 , Hope had various professional journalists to assist him as joint editors , and its sharp , sardonic style of comment and outspokenness acquired for it the nickname ‘ The Saturday Reviler ’ . |
| 13 | Two uniformed guards intercepted him , one reached for his suitcase . |
| 14 | ( For " The Dry Salvages " he had even written out lists of rhyming words to assist him . ) |
| 15 | If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) . |
| 16 | The sharp hiss of an angry breath drawn through clenched teeth stopped him in his tracks . |
| 17 | Serbian opponents accuse him of blackmail and extortion . |
| 18 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
| 19 | A few calls answered him . |
| 20 | But they will have to beat off a challenge from French millionaires Monaco , who head a posse of foreign clubs shadowing him at Forest . |
| 21 | George Best , a thin teenager from Belfast , whose dribbling skills made him into a star with Manchester United and the darling of the sports and gossip columns epitomized the new era . |
| 22 | His failure before the English courts led him directly to Strasburg where he successfully claimed that his rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights had been violated . |
| 23 | If the British authorities allowed him to fly across the Atlantic , Mr Ashe said he was ‘ looking forward to being at Wimbledon this year ’ . |
| 24 | The work was interesting and the pay was excellent , but an offer from one of his old lecturers tempted him to Bristol . |
| 25 | Sir Paul would be grateful if Commander Dalgliesh could spare a few minutes to see him . |
| 26 | Bachelard 's work on the formation of scientific disciplines led him to argue that the proper form of historical analysis should focus not upon an empirical history but upon the cognitive or epistemological status of concepts that distinguish a new science from an old one . |
| 27 | Australia 's generous rules allow him to revalue intangible assets like newspaper mastheads , without saying specifically how much each asset is worth . |
| 28 | Thereafter he quickly became its most renowned liberal member , leading some opponents to accuse him of judicial activism . |
| 29 | But it 'll take more than a few bruises to soften him up . |
| 30 | And right up until that time Fred Hann , managing director of FWH , was urging English Estates to let him buy the freehold of his Nelson Street warehouse . |